#72B3BC

#72B3BC

Color Values

HEX

#72B3BC

RGB

114, 179, 188

HSL

187.3, 35.6%, 59.2%

HSV

187.3, 39.4%, 73.7%

CMYK

39.4%, 4.8%, 0.0%, 26.3%

OKLCH

0.7264 0.0675 206.9

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: RAL 6034 Pastel Turquoise

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#72B3BC

#BC7B72

Analogous

#72BCA0

#728EBC

#72B3BC

Triadic

#72B3BC

#BC72B3

#B3BC72

Split Complementary

#72B3BC

#BC728E

#BCA072

Tetradic

#72B3BC

#A072BC

#BC7B72

#8EBC72

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#72B3BC

Protanopia

#8E8FBA

Deuteranopia

#8A86B9

Tritanopia

#75B8B8

Achromatopsia

#A6A6A6

CSS Usage

background-color: #72B3BC;
color: #72B3BC;
border-color: #72B3BC;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 500 #06B6D4

Tailwind Shades

50
#F5F9FA
100
#E8F1F3
200
#CFE5E8
300
#ACD2D8
400
#7FBAC2
500
#52A2AD
600
#42818A
700
#35686F
800
#295156
900
#213C40
950
#152628

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.36:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

8.89:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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